Love Bomber Art.
Can't wait to see how this one progresses--love it so far! Thanks for putting PinUp on the nose 
Busting heads since 1938
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Oh I love pinup girls.
Saw a few PinUp Girl art these few weeks? Why people like to draw her?
I guess some people...like to draw her? I'm kinda fond of her 
but hey, everybody to their own thing, right? I'm just grateful that some people have been interested in drawing her.
Busting heads since 1938
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The names a winner to start with - congrats on snagging such a popular and evocative name to begin with.
I love the 40's and 50's Cheescake Pinup's and the fact that PinUp Girl plays that up is kinda neat - Paige Turner (page turner, and of course a nod to Lana Turner)
Anyway, that's one fine looking dame.
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everybody to their own thing, right?
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That's something I respect. Good luck on more PinUp Girl pics.
PinUp Girl is awesome. I love seeing all the arts of her, too.
I must gift some PinUp Girl arts someday soon (tm).
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Love the name.
Love the toon and concept.
Masked Shrike is always truely grateful for the pieces. Not that others are not, it's just nice to see and get for your work.
There will never be more Pin-Up girl art than there is TA art.
Lastly and most importantly, it's a fun character, at least for me, to do.
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That's something I respect. Good luck on more PinUp Girl pics.
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Thank you The world is wide, and it's much more interesting with people having so many different opinions and tastes. I respect your respect!
Thanks for all the kind words, guys. Very much appreciated. This is such a cool forum, I'm glad I finally delurked.
And Wassy, you are definitely on my commission wishlist. I just can't decide what I want you to do. When the right idea comes to me you bet I will be buggin' you.
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Awesome! ^.^
I think the reason there's so much Pin-Up Girl arts is, Masked Shrike's bein' free and loose with her CHECKBOOK.
As in, she's paying for a lot of these. That always brings artists to the studio, yanno?
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Saw a few PinUp Girl art these few weeks? Why people like to draw her?
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Simple really... money, power & fame.
It's a sad fact, but pageviews multiply tenfold when a pretty girl is in the painting. Some of my favorite pieces are stuck at 40 views, so sometimes it's nice to do work that gets noticed 
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Can't wait to see how this one progresses--love it so far! Thanks for putting PinUp on the nose
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You're welcome. Until I did a little google image research, I didn't realize just how much Vargas girls dominated WWII aircraft art. She's as nice a history lesson as much as she is fun to paint.
I'm reworked her left arm today, and will replace the rough sketch this weekend before starting the digital painting.
Thank you all for the encouraging words.
I've cleaned up the pose and most or her linework now. She's about ready for color:
PinUp Girl
BTW - I'd appreciate any critique you can offer. I've noticed a few flaws to work on already.
Looks great. The only thing I notice is her arms look a little small in proportion to her body. Also, her calves look a little on the small side too.
Looking good so far! I think that the left arm underarm area seems off a bit - the curve makes it look like a bit of flab hanging down, to me. The dagger twirling - I'm thinking the blade should be straighter, givent he motion lines. A curved blade would cause a kind of oval motion.
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I'd agree with Rocket. I'd plump up her arms and calves a bit more. Also, toes, she needs toes. Well...maybe not, I don't know how useful they actually are and I know my shoes would fit better sometimes if I didn't have them...
I look forward to seeing this painted, I love her expression. Great overall image!
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Looks great. The only thing I notice is her arms look a little small in proportion to her body. Also, her calves look a little on the small side too.
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Great points Rocket! The left arm is overall still a struggle-in-progress, but now that you mention it, I can see the right also needs to stretch a little. Although the calves on most of my WWII pin-up references tended to be a little lean, she would look a bit more heroic with some juicier yams 
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Looking good so far! I think that the left arm underarm area seems off a bit - the curve makes it look like a bit of flab hanging down, to me. The dagger twirling - I'm thinking the blade should be straighter, given the motion lines. A curved blade would cause a kind of oval motion.
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My bad on the left hinge. Her underarm will get some attention while I put more focus into that shoulder. That line in particular is a little scary - thanks for pointing it out
As for the knife, I'd not given enough thought into my approach for the action with it. The blade itself really should be straight. I intend to throw some motion blur into it in the final painting... maybe a straight knife with curved action lines.
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I'd agree with Rocket. I'd plump up her arms and calves a bit more. Also, toes, she needs toes. Well...maybe not, I don't know how useful they actually are and I know my shoes would fit better sometimes if I didn't have them...
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Clearly Larissa, you've never played with knives. Every dual blade scrapper has prosthetic toes, if not entire feet 
Really though, I'd not planned to get into that much detail until I smooth out the lines on the bomb, and maybe the basic layout of the B-17 panels & windows. She'll have toes...
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I look forward to seeing this painted, I love her expression. Great overall image!
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Thank you DarkLilac. Figure drawing was never a strong suite of mine, so facial expressions don't come easy to me. One reason I avoided my typical Poser reference (crutch) this time was to stay clear of that mechanical blank stare I always struggle to nuke from the final drawing.
Thank you all for the wonderful insights. I'm excited with what these changes will bring.
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I'd agree with Rocket. I'd plump up her arms and calves a bit more. Also, toes, she needs toes. Well...maybe not, I don't know how useful they actually are and I know my shoes would fit better sometimes if I didn't have them...
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Thanks all for the great tips - it's a big improvment. She's all cleaned up now, and ready to paint, but...
I still suck at toes
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I still suck at toes
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I think you can see someone for help with that....
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I'd agree with Rocket. I'd plump up her arms and calves a bit more. Also, toes, she needs toes. Well...maybe not, I don't know how useful they actually are and I know my shoes would fit better sometimes if I didn't have them...
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Thanks all for the great tips - it's a big improvment. She's all cleaned up now, and ready to paint, but...
I still suck at toes
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I didn't wanna know your fetishes. But I do like your art!
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It's still very rough, but I couldn't resist the chance to do some proper cheesecake "nose art". I'm planning to do this as a digital oil painting of the nose on a B-17.
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